This is the 1988 race. The latest: 2026 →

1988Final results

1988 election for Indiana House District 21

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Dan Stephan (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Donald Deforestschoeff (D) by 33.6 points.

Dan StephanRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%15,770
33.2%7,844
23,614 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+19.01982R+35.81984R+24.61986R+33.61988R+19.61990R+36.11996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET